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Linda Fairstein will always feel justified because there’s no accountability for the violence of white feminism

I want Black time travelers to be a threat to the status quo

I’m tired of seeing my light skin represented in Black media

On being queer and mourning the loss of straight male friendships

The internet, as a digital looking glass, can normalize violence for Black boys

We are more than just good or bad: How the God of the Binary fails Black people

WHO will no longer consider transgender identity a mental disorder: Here’s what it means and why it matters

I’ve been intentionally single for 2 years & it’s the best gift I could give myself in a patriarchal world

‘How We Fight White Supremacy’ honors the many ways Black folks resist

Coverage of sex work keeps making white women dangerous victims in the name of progress

Comic: A crunchy lifestyle is not a cure for mental illness

“Who taught you to love yourself?”: How political education moved me to leave academia

Chris Rock’s ‘Saw’ will continue the relationship between comedy and horror

Childhood trauma and pornographic visions of the Black phallus made me ashamed of masturbation

As the state increasingly regulates our health, Black women are finding freedom in herbal medicine

‘Mixed-ish’ and the anti-Black myth of post-racial insulated societies

‘A Million Little Things’ powerfully reflects the truth of many Black folk’s mental health struggle

Mental Health Awareness Month shouldn’t be the only time I can talk openly about my mental health

Queer Black folks talk about masturbation, confront shame, and affirm their right to self-pleasure

I worry about how to care for my brother with autism and his mental health when my parents are gone

When therapists gaslight Black people into tranquility instead of validating our legitimate anxieties

Reflecting on GayL Jones’ ‘CoRregidora’ and its excavation of transgenerational traumas on the body

Morehouse’s new policy accepting trans men misses the point by clinging to the gender binary

Georgetown’s student vote on slave reparation fund signals a needed change in higher education

Black liberation requires making room for uncomfortable manifestations of mental illness

The often overlooked link between dental health and mental health

The conditioning that fuels the mental health epidemic for Black men, and how to stop it

How biphobia impacts Black bisexual men’s health

Contending with the violent history surrounding Black wombs as I await fatherhood

Sexual assault programs must address racial power dynamics & acknowledge the history of racist lies about assault

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